America Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

We have the power to abstain from destructive behavior.

— Sylvia Earle

Standing in our power demands that we be vulnerable, listen to our own voice, and take risks outside the comfort of what we know.

— Debbie Ford

Standing in our power requires us to let go of the need to make others like us & instead stand committed to honoring ourselves.

— Debbie Ford

If we spent half an hour every day in silent immobility, I am convinced that we should conduct all our affairs, personal, national, and…

— Bertrand Russell

It's necessary to maintain a state of disobedience against...everything.

— Alice Notley

The voices of conformity speak so loudly. Don't listen to them. No one does the right thing out of fear. If you ever utter…

— Anna Quindlen

We are the only authority on what is good for us. Once we see this, we feel an enormous peace and freedom.

— Hugh Prather

Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them.

— Sakyong Mipham

Be careful of our words. They have the power to encourage and the power to destroy

— Anonymous

I've been saying for the last nine years, our power comes as much from - our respect in the world comes as much from…

— Joe Biden

The question is wholly other, deeper and equally relevant to all: whether we shall, by whatever means, succeed in reconstituting the natural world as…

— Vaclav Havel

What we do modifies us more than what is done to us.

— Charlotte Perkins Gilman